Director, Medical Strategy, US Rare Emergency Medicine

SERB Pharmaceuticals; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Vacation, Personal and Sick time

15 Paid Company Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision and other Vol.

Tuition Assistance

Discretionary Bonus Plan

Competitive 401(k) and matching

Job summary

SERB Pharmaceuticals in the US seeks a Director, Medical Strategy – Rare Emergency Medicine to lead the integrated medical strategy across the portfolio, partnering with Clinical Development, Regulatory, Market Access and Commercial teams to drive launches and lifecycle management.

Based in Conshohocken, PA or Cambridge, MA on a hybrid schedule, you will shape scientific communications, manage KOLs, oversee IIS requests, and ensure medical excellence across regions.

Qualifications

• PharmD, MD or PhD required with 10+ years in medical affairs or related field.
• Experience leading field Medical teams (MSLs) is desirable.
• Proven track record in acute care / hospital medical affairs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive US Rare Emergency Medicine medical affairs strategy from development to commercialization.
• Lead expert engagement, real-world evidence and publication strategies.
• Oversee scientific communications and field medical training for regional consistency.
• Collaborate with Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Commercial for launch readiness.
• Manage KOL relationships, advisory boards and scientific meetings.

Skills

Leadership and people management

Strategic medical planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Public speaking / KOL engagement

Education

PharmD, MD, or PhD

Job description

The Director, Medical Strategy – Rare Emergency Medicine will serve as a key member of the US Medical team, responsible for developing and executing the integrated medical strategy for the company's Emergency Medicine portfolio. This strategic leader will collaborate cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Commercial, Regulatory, Market Access, and other key stakeholders to ensure successful development, launch, and lifecycle management of innovative therapies addressing high unmet medical needs.

This role can be based either in Conshohocken, PA or Cambridge, MA following a 3 day onsite schedule.

As Director, Medical Strategy, your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and drive the US Rare Emergency Medicine medical affairs strategy for rare and emergency medicine assets, from early clinical development through commercialization and post-marketing.
• Lead efforts to seek expert insights, scientific engagement, generate real-world evidence, develop publication strategies, and support investigator-initiated research to address key scientific and clinical questions.
• Serve as the senior medical voice to KOLs, medical societies, and advocacy groups. Lead the development of advisory boards and scientific exchange strategies.
• Partner with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Commercial teams to ensure strategic alignment, especially around data dissemination, launch readiness, and product positioning.
• Oversee development of scientific communication platforms, core medical content, and field medical training to ensure consistency and accuracy across regions.
• Develop and execute omnichannel medical marketing strategy aligned to support the brand vision for each asset within the Rare Emergency Medicine Portfolio.
• Play a pivotal role in product launch planning and execution, ensuring robust medical support and evidence generation for regulatory approvals and market access.
• Act as the medical expert for our Emergency Medicine business unit.
• Design, implement and leverage transfer of knowledge and advisory initiatives.
• Facilitate Investigator Initiated research/study (IIS) medical requests.
• Lead engagement at medical and scientific meetings and symposia to maintain awareness of current issues and new data pertaining to assigned products and to communicate scientific information.
• Take part, communicate and collaborate within SERB US Leadership Team to ensure alignment and drive performance.

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list, and you may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties compatible with your experience and competencies. This description may be varied from time to time to reflect changing business requirements.

To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate:

• PharmD, MD, PhD
• 10+ years of medical affairs and/or MSL experience
• Experience in managing and leading field Medical team (MSLs) would be desirable
• Proven track record in acute care / hospital medical affairs
• Demonstrated understanding and strategic application of medico-marketing, customer insights and account management
• Experience in KOL management, advocacy and scientific society engagement
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• Cardiovascular or Surgery Therapeutic area experience is preferred
• Self-motivated with leadership abilities and excellent communication skills

Company Benefits

• Hybrid Working
• Vacation, Personal and Sick time
• 15 Paid Company Holidays
• Medical, Dental, Vision and other Voluntary benefits
• Tuition Assistance
• Discretionary Bonus Plan
• Competitive 401(k), $1 for $1 up to 6% of pay. The safe harbour match is vested immediately. In addition, SERB also offers a discretionary match of up to 4% of pay which vests 20% a year for 5 years.